Category Archives: thisnthat

grief, and getting older

I got a call from my mom on saturday night telling me that my uncle had lost his battle with cancer. the outcome had been expected for a little while; he was diagnosed with a rare form of skin cancer a few months ago, and it was known to spread quickly. he was in his [...]

now i DO feel small…

so i’m shopping on maidenform.com and i’m searching for bras in my size. apparently, my size overlaps with teen girls, so i keep getting recommendations for 13 year olds. i never thought i was chesty before, but seriously. >_< maidenform, you’re just mean.

are you there, blog? it’s me, pearl

Man, I nearly forgot about this thing. A few thoughts running through my head today: – happy father’s day! (8-8 in chinese sounds a lot like “ba ba” which means “father”) i guess that means i should call my dad. – so happy it’s saturday and i’m not at work! i’ve picked up a couple of [...]

i love summertime!

ok, a few thoughts to jot down before going to sleep. – i really want a palm pre! i spent most of the weekend researching the pre, the iphone 3gs and the mytouch. i’m still on the fence, but the pre has definitely got a hold on me for the moment. – i want a [...]

… the pursuit of happiness

Lately, I’ve been posting a lot more on Twitter than Vox or any of my usual blogs. There’s good and bad to this. On one hand, it’s a lot easier to come up with ~140 characters of updates than it is to commit to a long post. On the other, there’s really only so much [...]

post-vegas musings

Super coughy today. I think I already had a bit of an itchy throat before going to vegas, but all those smoky lounges and recycled air did me no darned good. Just finished doing a hand wash load of the shirt and bra I wore Saturday night. Hooray for washing out clubbing stink. I’m thinking [...]

brilliant little link – drivtest.gif

Thanks, Brian. This totally cracked me up. drivtest.gif (GIF Image, 400×2400 pixels)

i was remembered by a total stranger!

about 9 months ago (gosh, has it really been that long??), when jerimy and i were starting to go through our split, i rented a studio here in SoCal (thanks, craigslist!) for a week to be closer to him to work out our problems. fast forward to now: i just got an email from the [...]

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hard to believe i’ve been keeping this blog since march 2001. that’s more that 6 years! i’ve fallen off quite a bit in keeping this blog up to date in recent years. Part of it is i just got too hermit-y with my soon-to-be ex-husband; part of it was finding other places to share my [...]

young women and their changing attitudes toward love

Came across an interesting article in the WaPo today: Love’s Labor’s Lost – washingtonpost.com

great piece from the New York Times on marriage

Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying Relationship experts report that too many couples fail to ask each other critical questions before marrying. Here are a few key ones that couples should consider asking: 1) Have we discussed whether or not to have children, and if the answer is yes, who is [...]

hello, artery clogging!

Jimmy Dean Pancakes and Sausage From the package description: Jimmy Dean full-flavored sausage inside a sweet pancake covering – it’s fun on a stick. Just pop these sweet treats in the microwave for less than 2 minutes and you’ll have a hearty breakfast or snack that’s not only filling but easy to eat and enjoy. [...]

not-so-deep thoughts

- Got my copy of Karaoke Revolution: American Idol. I AM Kelly Clarkson! – New camera or new purse ? – LA Food Show has chicken and waffles. Their vanilla-infused waffle batter is pretty freaking fantastic. – My music collection has somehow lost almost all hip-hop and r&b goodness. What’s out there now that’s good? [...]

belly full of spicy rage

My friend and I went to Bombay Garden in San Mateo for their buffet lunch today, and were met at the door by a large group of 12+ people. We were suprised that the place was sooo popular, but since we were really craving Indian food, I went in to go talk to the guy [...]

this article is completely true

Why Getting Married Kills Your Social Life it’s one reason i’m pretty excited at the prospect of getting out of it!

Goodbye MT, hello WordPress!

After almost 3 years on the Movable Type bandwagon, I’ve finally hopped off and switched to WordPress. It wasn’t a conscious decision – it just so happened that my new webhost offered a 1-click installation for WP, and after struggling to remember how to set up an MT blog, I said, “screw it!” and tried [...]

random notes from the weekend

• “Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl” (the first Pirates of the Carribean movie) is really not that great. i was watching it this weekend and i realized that i didn’t remember a single scene from the movie. i’m not really eager to see the second one, either. • “Talladega Nights” is [...]

Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Follow You into the Dark

currently spinning: death cab for cutie – plans current track: i will follow you into the dark i have a really bad habit of not listening to albums all the way through. i think i’ve listened to the latest dcfc album completely through maybe once or twice because i always get caught up in the [...]

whoa, nelly~!

I’ve been a long-time fan of Nelly Furtado since her “Like a Bird” days (did I mention I met her once? She’s even shorter than me!!), and her new album “Loose” is definitely one of my favorite albums of the year. I really like almost every song on this cd, although I’m partial to the [...]

my phone!!!

so my beloved sony ericsson w810i died this week. last week it would crash after being on for a few days… then it was a few hours… this weekend it was a few minutes. two nights ago, it was starting to die almost immediately. after following the usual rounds of troubleshooting and software updating and [...]